During November we are conducting three special services at Oaktree. The first of the three is Thanksgiving Sunday, focussing on Psalm 100.
One commentator on the psalms says this about Psalm 100, “Were the statistics known, psalm 100 would probably prove to be the song most often chanted from within the history that runs from the Israelite temple on mount Zion to the synagogues and churches spread across the earth.”
There is truly nothing else that will begin to shift our perspective and align our heart and head with God than thankfulness. That is true both for the individual believer and for the community of God’s people.
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Questions
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1. Share a time when someone thanked you for something and you felt really appreciated.
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2. What six reasons does the psalmist give to praise God? Do these apply to "all the earth" or just to "His people"?
3. What responsibilities are involved in knowing that the Lord is God (v3)?
4. What attitude characterises God's people (vv4-5)? Why is thankfulness a public, communal event?
5. List all the verbs in these verses. Are you fulfilling each of these commands?
6. We typically think of gratitude when we think of thanksgiving. However, biblical thanksgiving is closely related to worship and sacrifice. How does this change your understanding of how we express thanksgiving to God?
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7. What reason most motivates you to praise God?
8. How has the Lord shown His goodness to you? In what specific ways will you respond to His goodness?
9. Give specific reasons for why we should be grateful to God?
10. How is this applicable to you today?
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11. Spend some time in prayerful reflection of thanksgiving for who Good is and what He has done.
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